OK, I hesitate to wade in on this one. There are aspects I love and things I'd like to see done differently. For example, I'd like a tighter crop; on my screen it looks a touch overly bright on my screen (but who knows if that's my screen or not); focus on the flowers seems a bit soft; and the lighting on the shoulders seems a touch burned.
On the flip side, the expression and pose are exquisite.
So, those are my impressions (and it must be remembered my critiques are part of my learning curve).
No problem! Critiques are always welcomed, they're part of my learning curve as well. I like that expression
Well... I have calibrated my monitor with EyeOne like 4 months ago. I don't have the device, I have a friend who has the photocolorimeter. I don't have money to buy one, and it's only available in Buenos Aires, that's 700 Km from my state (like 434,96 miles away), so I have to ask him for the device in order to check my monitor again. It's an Apple Cinema Display. This monitor is great, I have never had something so pro on my desk, just an LCD of 220 usd till few months ago, when I bought this Apple Screen. I'm quite annoyed because it has an stuck pixel, in fact, a green sub pixel and they warranty doesn't cover it
I have spent too much for an stuck pixel! Anyway, the picture also looks more blurry than it's, I think Photobucket has enlarged the pic and interpolated its pixels, however, the flower is out of focus. I think I have used f/1.4 or f/1.8 for this portrait, no more than that and highlights tends to burn with wide apertures. Therefore, there is detail in those shinny shoulders but they get a bit mixed with the background, now I notice it, it's a bit annoying for the eye. However, it was my first work, and I haven't planned anything, as usual. I like watching what the place offers and improvisating. I really don't like people posing, I like natural things when shoting women and young ladies, that's why I try to distract the subject and shot when I consider it proper and that way I always will comitt some little mistakes. However, as I have told to Mahim, I just have 4 years taking pictures and now I'm learning something absolutely new for me and about myself, therefore, my pictures
For example, this album for the 15 years young lady have been shot at my way. I don't like shooting the way it should known as correct. I don't like happy faces looking at the camera, you can see a subtle sadness in this picture, blended with a subtle happiness... Her expression is magical. Some of the other photos are quite sad, she's looking at something, not the camera, may be she's looking her hands, she is shy and I like shyness, so I portrayed her shyness covered with a subtle sad emotion, the perfect picture from my point of feel.
many months ago, I have written: "The lens are my eyes, the shutter is my mind and the senor is my heart"; "The camera is not what we hold with our hands, but on our shoulders". We must be able to shot with our selves, I say right now. What's the camera? Nothing compared with our feelings. Sometimes we're lazy, and we expect the camera do the stuff, however, camera will never be an extension of our body.
I feel we transmit something to the subject, we don't need to even talk to transmit something to our subject. We are like antennas. It's a momment between you and the subject, a fraction where you and the subject agreed about something. It's something spiritual, beyond the camera/body, it's a connection from heart to hearth and hard to get, because the feeling is hidden, we hide our feelings all the time. I talk with the subject, if interesting, for long minutes. It's a "photo session", it's allowed to talk and express who I am and to find who is the subject I have to portray. I used to portray young laidies at the center town, it's hard to get their trust, but if you're transparent, if you express all what you want to portray, you can make it. I have some pics I have taken to a young lady I met in the bus, another I met in some square, other I met while walking around, I have portrayed many young ladies by walking around. I'm transparent, so I'm free